A Consensus Statement for the Management and Rehabilitation of Communication and Swallowing Function in the ICU: A Global Response to COVID-19.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To identify core practices for workforce management of communication and swallowing functions in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) positive patients within the intensive care unit (ICU).

Design

A modified Delphi methodology was used, with 3 electronic voting rounds. AGREE II and an adapted COVID-19 survey framework from physiotherapy were used to develop survey statements. Sixty-six statements pertaining to workforce planning and management of communication and swallowing function in the ICU were included.

Setting

Electronic modified Delphi process.

Participants

Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) (N=35) from 6 continents representing 12 countries.

Interventions

Not applicable.

Main outcome measures

The main outcome was consensus agree

SUBMITTER: Freeman-Sanderson A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7648184 | biostudies-literature | 2021 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature